Frankfurt, Germany, Oct 29, 2025 (AFP) - Chemicals giant BASF beats forecast amid tough market

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2025-10-29
German chemicals giant BASF reported only a small fall in core profit Wednesday, boosting hopes the worst might be over for the global industry after tariff turbulence earlier in the year. EBITDA before special items -- a measure of underlying performance -- came in at 1.5 billion euros ($1.74 billion) for the third quarter -- down 78 million euros on last year but slightly ahead of analyst expectations in a poll by financial data firm FactSet. "......
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